Abolishing the IRS would mean other federal law enforcement agencies would have to fill in the roll of investigating money laundering, tracking possible terrorist funding, and currency violations.

To sum it up: other agencies such as the FBI and Secret Service would see an increase in their casework; and since you Tea Party types are so adamant about cutting government spending, with a lot less resources.

Earn income tax credits keep families out of poverty; you know, the ones that would disappear with a flat tax.

If you want to live in a country with a flat tax, is hard on environmentalists, combats a growing homosexual influence, warns of a rise of a “dependency mentality,” takes a hard line on illegal immigrants, and has leaders that project an over the top macho image, then maybe you should consider Vladimir Putin’s Russia!